poem — Stories — TCK TOWN

Jigsaw Lives of TCK’s

Looking closely into confusion, stepping back to see the vagueness, my life gradually building and chasing away the void…

CommunityBy Paul Kennedy (From The Western Pacific, South East Asia, Europe & Alaska. Living in Tokyo)22 February 2020TCK TOWN, TCK, Third Culture Adult, third culture kid, poem, jigsaw, friends, countries, languages, life, dorothy hirokawaComment

Japanese American on the Flip Side

My blue eyes and straight nose a legacy of Northern Europe and gifts from my ancestors…

FamilyBy Paul Kennedy (From The Western Pacific, South East Asia, Europe & Alaska. Living in Tokyo)7 December 2019TCK, TCK TOWN, identity, family, parents, sterotypes, Japanese, American, America, language, Tokyo, poemComment

The Women of Flores De Villa

Scattered houses of veneer boards and rusty tin sheets pressed against each other along streets full of dust, are filled with abuse, heartbreak and pain…